Miguel Díaz-Canel generates controversy with his comment about the Day of Hispanicity.

The ruler of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has provoked a wave of reactions on social media after posting a comment on October 12, Hispanic Day, a date that commemorates the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492.

"Nothing to celebrate. The conquest and colonization of America turned the initial encounter of two cultures into a sequence of plunder and underdeveloping dispossession, to which an even greater infamy would be added: the slave trade," he said on his official X account.

The comment from the Cuban leader did not go unnoticed and generated a wave of responses, both in favor and against.

Among the most notable reactions is that of journalist Mario J. Pentón, who criticized Díaz-Canel's stance, saying: "And you say that in Spanish... What if you start by writing it in Taino? Oh, it's because they didn't have an alphabet, I forgot. Hypocrites."

Another notable response came from Ezra Bridger, a user who drew a parallel between Díaz-Canel's criticism of colonization and Cuba's recent history:

"The government of Cuba celebrates January 1st, the triumph of a supposed Revolution that turned into a sequence of looting of private property in the country and the wallets of Cubans. Later, a greater infamy would be added: the division of the family and the attack on faith."

For their part, some users adopted a more ironic tone, like Alcides D Portal Alfonso, who recalled the foods that Europeans took after the discovery of America.

"On a day like today in 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in America and brought back corn and cocoa with him; that is why there are no arepas or chocolate in Venezuela, and in Cuba, coffee is mixed with peas," he said.

The debate, as often happens on social media, has become polarized, with comments ranging from support for criticisms of colonialism to questioning the legitimacy of the Cuban Revolution and Díaz-Canel's government.

The Day of Hispanicity is a controversial date in much of Latin America, where the legacy of colonization is a sensitive topic, and opinions often vary between those who see it as a historical fact and those who consider it the beginning of centuries of oppression.